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G. W. MOYER.

HAY STAGKER.

No. 322,958. Patenfed July 28, 1885.

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G. W. MOYER.

HAY STAGKER.

Patented July 28, 1885.

llVl/EAITOI? WITNESSES I A qrneyv NITE STATES GEORGE W. MOYER, OF FREMONT, NEBRASKA.

HAY-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,958, dated July 28, 1885.

Application filed April 16, 1885. (N0 model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MOYER, of Fremont, in the county of Dodge and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Staokers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in haystackers, the object of the same being to provide a machine of this character by means of which the hay can be conveniently-elevated and stacked at any required height. A further object is to provide a machine of the above character which may be conveniently adjusted, so that the same can be easily transported from place to place. A further object is to provide a machine of the above character which shall be simple and economical in construction andv durable .and efficient in use; and with these ends in view my invention consists in certain features of constructionv and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described,and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective with the elevator in lowercd position. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the elevator in raised and tilted position; and Fig. 3 is a view showing the machine in lowered position, ready for transportation. Fig. 4 is a detached view of one of the weights.

The main frame of the machine consists of the bed-plates A, which are connected by means of the cross-bars B, rigidly secured thereto. The upright posts 0 are pivotally secured near the center of the bed-plates A,and are connected with each other by means of the cross-bar D,which is secured at or near the top of the posts. The posts 0 are further supported by means of the oblique braces A, pivoted at their upper ends to the posts and at their lower ends to the bed-plates A by means of the screws 13 or other detachable devices. The

auxiliary frame is composed of the uprights E, secured to the bed-plates,near the rear end thereof, by means of the pivot-ally-secured arms F, which are attached to the outside of the uprights E and the inner faces of the bedplates. The uprights E areconnected with the posts 0 by means of the cross-bars G,

hinged thereto by means of the hinges I-I,,a series of which are secured to the bottom of the bars G and the rear faces of the posts 0, and the other set being secured to the top of the bars G and the forward faces of the uprights E, whereby when the posts 0 are tilted forward to the ground the uprights may be caused to drop forward, and the auxiliary frame will occupy a flat position relative to the uprights O.

The posts C may be made in sections,if pre-v are shown composed of a single piece.

bottom to or near the top thereof. Within the 7 J otally secured the plates J, the forward'lower against the forward and rear faces of the blocks desired distance. The hay-carriage L is rigwith a series of rearwardly-inclined pins, N, 80.

ferred, and secured together in any convenient manner, although in the drawings they The posts 0 are provided on their inner facesv with the grooves O, which extend from thesaid grooves are located the hearings or blocks I, to and near the lower ends of which are pivends and the rear upper ends'\Qf which are provided with the lugs K, adaptettto impinge I, and consequently prevent the plates J tilt- 7 ing forward and backward beyond a given or idly secured to the plates J, between the same, and the forward forks, M, thereof are provided by means of which the hay is held against forward displacement on the forks. The opposite rear forks, O, are set at a vertically-oblique angle to the forward forks, M, so that when the carriage is raised and tilted. the rear forks, 0, will be inclined to the rear and downwardly, thus enabling the hay to be readily shifted from the carriage to the stacker.

To the upper ends of the blocks I are suitably secured the ropes or chains P, which are extended upwardly and pass around the pulleys Q, which are secured to the posts 0 above the grooves O, and pass downward around the pulleys R, secured to the forward braces of the posts, and through one of the bed-plates A, to the side of the machine. The ropes P are provided near their upper ends with the weights P, for the purpose of partially counterbalancing the weight of the carriage L, and consequently reducing the labor of the operator. It will thus be seen that the carriage is raised by drawing upon the ropes P, extending IOC ---"then placed eneath the machine,

from the machine. The carriage is tilted and the hay removed by means of the rope or chain T, which'is secured to the rear of the carriage.

To the rear upper ends of the uprights E are suitably secured the pulleys U, over which pass the ropes or chains a, one end of the ropes being secured to the stacker or platform 1), near the outer ends thereof. The opposite ends of the ropes a pass through suitable loops or staples, c, in the forward-extending arms d. The free ends of the ropes are suitably secured to the sides of the bed-plates A, and the height of the stacker can thus be regulated as desired.

To the forward ends of the arms (1 are suitably secured the ropes or chains 6, the free ends of which are adapted to be secured to suitable hooks or other devices, f, and thus the'inclination of the stacker is regulated.

It will be seen that when the carriage is loaded and raised to the stacker its contents can be unloaded upon the stacker or platform by tilting the carriage, which is done by means of the rope T, and the straw is thence removed to the rack at will.

WVhen it is desired to transport the machinefrom one locality to another, the same can be readily adjusted for that purpose by unfastening thescrews B, which secure the braces A to the bed-plates A, and moving the braces forward. At the same time the posts 0 will swing downward,and also the auxiliary frame, which is hinged thereto,until they assume the position shownin Fig. 3. The braces are then thrown backward, resting out of the way upon the iiaifie- A set of rollers or wheels f are as shown, or at any other desired points. A chain or other fastening device is then secured to the rear cross-bar, G, and the machine is then ready for transportation.

As it is evident that my invention is capable of many slight changes, I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described, but consider myselfat liberty to make such changes and alterations as properly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with bed plates, posts pivotally secured thereto,

and detachable braces for holding the posts in upright positions, of a hay-carriage located between the posts, and devices for raising and lowering the carriage,substantially as set forth.

2. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with bed plates and upright posts secured thereto and having grooved inner faces, of bearingblocks located within said grooves and provided with projecting lugs, as described, and a hay-carriage secured to said bearing-blocks.

3. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with upright posts having guideways therein, and bearing-blocks located within said guideways and provided with inwardly-projecting lugs, of a haycarriage pivoted to said bearingblocks, and devices for elevating and lowering said carriage.

4. The combination, with upright posts and a hay-carriage adapted to move between said posts, of a vertically-adj ustable platform.

5. The combination,with bed-plates, upright posts pivoted thereto, and an auxiliary frame connected bybars and hinges to the upright posts, of a hay-carriage and a platform, substantially as set forth.

6. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with bed-plates, uprights pivoted thereto, and an auxiliary frame pivotally connected with the upright, of a vertically-movable carriage and a tilting platform, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with upright posts and a vertically-movable hay-carriage located between said posts, of a supplemental frame connected to the upright posts by cross-bars and hinges, the vertically-adj ustable platform, and devices for regulating the tilting movement of said platform, substantially as set forth.

8. In a hay-stacker, the combination, with the bed-plates, upright posts pivotally secured thereto, and uprights pivoted in the rear of the posts, of connecting-bars hinged to the upright posts and the uprights, whereby the same may be lowered simultaneously, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE W. MOYER. Witnesses:

G. S. BERRY, '1. DOLEZAL. 

